John Giwa-Amu

John Giwa-Amu is a film producer best known for sci-fi thriller, The Machine, Little White Lies, Don't Knock Twice, The Call Up and The Party. He runs a production, distribution and financing company called Red & Black Films alongside writer/director Caradog James.

John Giwa-Amu
Giwa-Amu at the UK Premier of the Raindance Film Festival representing The Machine (2013)
OccupationFilm producer
Years active2004–present

Film career

Giwa-Amu's first feature was the 2006 BAFTA Cymru winning[1][2][3] and BIFA nominated Little White Lies.[4] At Cannes 2015 Giwa-Amu was named one of the world's most promising new producers by Screen International in its yearly showcase, Future Leaders.[5]

He won the UK Film Council Breakthrough Brits Award in 2008.[6]

The Machine starring Toby Stephens, Caity Lotz, and Denis Lawson was released in cinemas March 2014[7] The film was commissioned as a TV pilot by NBC Universal/SyFy which Giwa-Amu executive produced in early 2017.[8][9] The film hit number 2 in the UK iTunes charts and number 5 in the United States and Germany. The film had its world premiere in Tribeca having been selected from over 6,000 films. It won a British Independent Film Award, Best Sci-Fi and Best Actress at Toronto After Dark, three BAFTA Cymru awards[10] including Best Film and Best UK Feature of the Raindance Film Festival[11] and winning the Screen Award for UK distribution which was also managed by Giwa-Amu.[12][13]

Co-production, The Silent Storm, starring Damien Lewis and Andrea Riseborough was released in cinemas in May 2016 by Sony.[14][15]

In 2016, Giwa-Amu produced Don't Knock Twice which was again directed by James, starring Katee Sackhoff, Lucy Boynton, Nick Moran, Javier Botet and Richard Mylan.[16]

In 2017, Giwa-Amu executive produced The Party, by Sally Potter, starring Cillian Murphy, Timothy Spall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Bruno Ganz and, Patricia Clarkson. The film premiered in Berlinale 2017.[17]

Member

Giwa-Amu sits on the board of Ffilm Cymru Wales[18] and BAFTA Cymru.

Filmography

References
  1. "That winning feeling". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. "'Little White Lies' tipped to win the Amazon International Film Competition". Bafta.org (in Welsh). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "Hollywood embraces Britain's black film talent". The Independent. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. Chamberlain, Laura (10 December 2010). "Little White Lies up for $1m film prize". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. "Future Leaders 2015: Producers". Screen International. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "Breakthrough Brits showcased at Hollywood Black Film Festival". Screen. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. "'The Machine' Reboot Not Moving Forward at Syfy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. "'The Machine': Bridger Zadina, Olly Rix, Malachi Kirby & Indira Varma Cast In Syfy AI Pilot". Deadline.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (15 September 2016). "Syfy Orders Three Pilots Including TV Adaptation of 'The Machine' Film". Variety. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  10. "2013 Cymru Special Achievement Award for Film". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  11. "Stephens' Machine gets indie honour". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  12. Doran, Lorna (17 May 2013). "How the Welsh film industry will be making an impact at Cannes". WalesOnline. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  13. "The Machine". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. Lodge, Guy (23 October 2014). "Film Review: 'The Silent Storm'". Variety. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  15. "Production report: The Silent Storm". Screen. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  16. Evans, Keith (30 September 2016). "Raindance Film Festival world premiere for made-in-Wales supernatural thriller "Don't Knock Twice"". West Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  17. Barraclough, Leo (2 February 2017). "Berlinale: Watch the First Clip From Sally Potter's 'The Party'". Variety. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  18. Williams, Angharad. "FFILM CYMRU WALES PAVES WAY WITH NEW BOARD MEMBERS". Ffilmcymruwales.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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